The month of January has been exciting for the football lovers as some of the best transfers took place in the opening month of the year 2018. Philippe Coutinho is the best signing among the teams so far. His record-breaking £142m move from Liverpool to Barcelona has been the eye catcher in this winter transfer window. Now let’s see the top 8 signings of January so far.

Philippe Coutinho:

Philippe Coutinho has described his move from Liverpool to Barcelona as a “dream”. The finishing touches have been put on the transfer, which could be worth up to £142m, and he paraded at the Camp Nou. “I’m very happy, very happy. I have always said that it is a dream that I am living and I am very happy to be here,” Coutinho told Barça TV. “To be able to play, win titles, make the fans happy … always play with joy. It is incredible to know that I am going to live with idols; players with a lot of history. He played for Liverpool for 5 years before joining his dream club.

Francis Coquelin

Francis Coquelin has left Arsenal after almost 10 years at the club to join Valencia in a £12million deal. Coquelin joined from French side Stade Lavallois in 2008 and went on to make 159 appearances for Arsenal. He made 29 Premier League appearances last season but the Gunners struggled as they failed to qualify for the Champions League for the first time in 21 years. This season he found himself behind Granit Xhaka, Aaron Ramsey and Jack Wilshere in Wenger's thoughts, starting just one Prem match.

Arda turan

Barcelona has confirmed that out-of-favour midfielder Arda Turan has linked up with Istanbul Basaksehir on a loan deal until 2020.The 30-year-old playmaker returns to his native Turkey having failed to make a single appearance under Ernesto Valverde this season.It is that lack of game time which has forced him to move on as he seeks more regular first-team football.

Yerry Mina

FC Barcelona and Palmeiras have reached an agreement for the transfer of the player Yerry Mina for the remainder of the season and five more until June 30, 2023. The cost of the transfer is €11.8m. The buyout clause has been set at €100m. The Colombian, who is joining from Palmeiras, uses his aerial prowess to impose himself and score goals. In fact, in his 49 games for the Brazilian side, Mina has scored nine goals. He has also scored another three with the Colombian national team with whom he has now made nine appearances since his debut on 8 June 2016.

Luciano Vietto

Atletico Madrid has loaned striker Luciano Vietto to Valencia for the rest of the season, with the deal including an option for a permanent deal. Vietto, 24, has struggled at Atletico since his €20 million arrival from Villarreal two years ago, and has not found the net in 10 games across all competitions for the Rojiblancos so far this season.The Argentine did, however, get 20 goals during his breakout campaign in 2014-15, when his coach at Villarreal was current Valencia boss Marcelino Garcia Toral.

Marko Pjaca

Schalke have completed the signing of winger Marko Pjaca from Juventus on loan until the end of the season. The Bundesliga side will pay €1 million to the Serie A champions, plus a further €500,000 in bonuses, to bring the Croatia international to Germany. It was reported Schalke were keen to include the option of a permanent transfer in the deal but Juve refused, as they consider his long-term future to be in Turin.

Virgil Van Dijk

Van Dijk became a Liverpool player on Jan. 1 following his £75 million move from Southampton, who finally agreed to sell him after standing firm in the summer. Liverpool had looked the sign the Dutch centre-half before the season began but were forced to apologise to the Saints amid tapping-up allegations, with the player then going on to hand a transfer request in attempt to force a move.

Diego Costa

Diego Costa has finally been unveiled as an Atletico Madrid player, three months after agreeing to leave Chelsea in a £57m deal.Costa was presented alongside fellow new signing Vitolo ahead of an open training session in front of 25,000 fans at the Wanda Metropolitano on Sunday to bring the curtain down on 2017.The Spain international is eager to begin his second spell at Atletico after being confined to the club's training ground since September, shackled by the club's ban on registering new players.

Best signings in January transfer window till now

The month of January has been exciting for the football lovers as some of the best transfers took place in the opening month of the year 2018. Philippe Coutinho is the best signing among the teams so far. His record-breaking £142m move from Liverpool to Barcelona has been the eye catcher in this winter transfer window. Now let’s see the top 8 signings of January so far.

Philippe Coutinho:

Philippe Coutinho has described his move from Liverpool to Barcelona as a “dream”. The finishing touches have been put on the transfer, which could be worth up to £142m, and he paraded at the Camp Nou. “I’m very happy, very happy. I have always said that it is a dream that I am living and I am very happy to be here,” Coutinho told Barça TV. “To be able to play, win titles, make the fans happy … always play with joy. It is incredible to know that I am going to live with idols; players with a lot of history. He played for Liverpool for 5 years before joining his dream club.

Francis Coquelin

Francis Coquelin has left Arsenal after almost 10 years at the club to join Valencia in a £12million deal. Coquelin joined from French side Stade Lavallois in 2008 and went on to make 159 appearances for Arsenal. He made 29 Premier League appearances last season but the Gunners struggled as they failed to qualify for the Champions League for the first time in 21 years. This season he found himself behind Granit Xhaka, Aaron Ramsey and Jack Wilshere in Wenger's thoughts, starting just one Prem match.

Arda turan

Barcelona has confirmed that out-of-favour midfielder Arda Turan has linked up with Istanbul Basaksehir on a loan deal until 2020.The 30-year-old playmaker returns to his native Turkey having failed to make a single appearance under Ernesto Valverde this season.It is that lack of game time which has forced him to move on as he seeks more regular first-team football.

Yerry Mina

FC Barcelona and Palmeiras have reached an agreement for the transfer of the player Yerry Mina for the remainder of the season and five more until June 30, 2023. The cost of the transfer is €11.8m. The buyout clause has been set at €100m. The Colombian, who is joining from Palmeiras, uses his aerial prowess to impose himself and score goals. In fact, in his 49 games for the Brazilian side, Mina has scored nine goals. He has also scored another three with the Colombian national team with whom he has now made nine appearances since his debut on 8 June 2016.

Luciano Vietto

Atletico Madrid has loaned striker Luciano Vietto to Valencia for the rest of the season, with the deal including an option for a permanent deal. Vietto, 24, has struggled at Atletico since his €20 million arrival from Villarreal two years ago, and has not found the net in 10 games across all competitions for the Rojiblancos so far this season.The Argentine did, however, get 20 goals during his breakout campaign in 2014-15, when his coach at Villarreal was current Valencia boss Marcelino Garcia Toral.

Marko Pjaca

Schalke have completed the signing of winger Marko Pjaca from Juventus on loan until the end of the season. The Bundesliga side will pay €1 million to the Serie A champions, plus a further €500,000 in bonuses, to bring the Croatia international to Germany. It was reported Schalke were keen to include the option of a permanent transfer in the deal but Juve refused, as they consider his long-term future to be in Turin.

Virgil Van Dijk

Van Dijk became a Liverpool player on Jan. 1 following his £75 million move from Southampton, who finally agreed to sell him after standing firm in the summer. Liverpool had looked the sign the Dutch centre-half before the season began but were forced to apologise to the Saints amid tapping-up allegations, with the player then going on to hand a transfer request in attempt to force a move.

Diego Costa

Diego Costa has finally been unveiled as an Atletico Madrid player, three months after agreeing to leave Chelsea in a £57m deal.Costa was presented alongside fellow new signing Vitolo ahead of an open training session in front of 25,000 fans at the Wanda Metropolitano on Sunday to bring the curtain down on 2017.The Spain international is eager to begin his second spell at Atletico after being confined to the club's training ground since September, shackled by the club's ban on registering new players.